The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality. Talcott Parsons behalfdifferentiatedirectly Change image and share on social
But the scientific importance of a change in knowledge of fact consists precisely in j its having consequences for a system of theory. Talcott Parsons changeconsequenceconsist Change image and share on social
The hypothesis may be put forward, to be tested by the s subsequent investigation, that this development has been in large part a matter of the reciprocal interaction of new factual insights and knowledge on the one hand with changes in the theoretical system on the other. Talcott Parsons developmentfactualforward share on social
Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with the logical elements and structure of theoretical systems. Talcott Parsons elementemphasisempirical Change image and share on social
Thus, in general, in the first instance, the direction of interest in empirical fact will be canalised by the logical structure of the theoretical system. Talcott Parsons canalisedirectionempirical Change image and share on social
If there are four equations and only three variables, and no one of the equations is derivable from the others by algebraic manipulation then there is another variable missing. Talcott Parsons algebraicderivableequation Change image and share on social
The part an actor played on stage was once written on a separate roll of paper. Talcott Parsons actorpaperpart Change image and share on social
A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed. Talcott Parsons deduciblefactlogically Change image and share on social
The implications of these considerations justify the statement that all empirically verifiable knowledge even the commonsense knowledge of everyday life - involves implicitly, if not explicitly, systematic theory in this sense. Talcott Parsons commonsenseconsiderationempirically share on social
In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances. Talcott Parsons circumstancecorrectempirical Change image and share on social
